Years from now, you might read about a startup that’ll manufacture rubber tires from a common weed found in this state. It’s called prickly lettuce, and gardeners are very familiar with it. It also ...

Fears of a serious natural-rubber shortage should have surgical glove, condom, and especially tire manufacturers shaking in their rubber boots. But Washington State University researchers have ...

A common, drought-resistant weed known as prickly lettuce, which tends to flourish across the Inland Northwest, could be turned into a new cash crop and possibly transform the region into a ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - Prickly lettuce, a common weed that has long vexed farmers, has potential as a new cash crop providing raw material for rubber production, according to Washington State University ...

PULLMAN, Wash.—Plant scientists have identified as many as 2,500 plants that produce at least some amount of natural rubber latex. However, only the rubber from the Heveatree has ever been widely used ...

Fall Weed Control: Prickly lettuce — all-season annual or biennial The issue: Prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) is a non-native aster family weed that can germinate throughout the growing season, but ...

PULLMAN, Wash. (April 13, 2015) — Scientists at Washington State University have published a study identifying prickly lettuce, a common weed, as a potential commercial source of natural rubber latex.

A common, drought-resistant weed known as prickly lettuce, which tends to flourish across the Inland Northwest, could be turned into a new cash crop and possibly transform the region into a ...

Prickly Lettuce (Lactca serriola) is an annual that can also function as a biennial. It is native to the Mediterranean area and was likely introduced into the U.S. as a contaminate in seed. It invades ...